Moussa Dembele ‘offered’ to Serie A giants; former Celtic striker seeks next move

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Moussa Dembele has certainly had a very interesting career over the years. The former Celtic striker left Parkhead as an Invincible legend and now, he is set to leave Lyon at the end of the season on a free transfer.

His next destination is still unknown but Italian media outlet FC Internews has claimed that the Frenchman has been offered to Inter Milan.

Once tipped for a multi-million pound move to Manchester United [FootMercato], Dembele is now searching for a new club after deciding to allow his contract with Lyon to run down to the end of the season.

Picked up by Brendan Rodgers for a reported £500,000 back in 2016 [Daily Record] the big Frenchman was an instant hit at Paradise.

Scoring 51 goals in 94 games, Dembele picked up two trebles before leaving Celtic to join Lyon for £19.7m [BBC]. Dembele will also be remembered for his brilliant hattrick in his Glasgow Derby debut in the 5-1 rout of Rangers in September 2016.

Dembele’s life after Celtic

Whilst at Lyon, Dembele has made 171 appearances scoring 70 goals. His league goalscoring form for the French side was very impressive as he averaged a goal every 2.2 games.

This led to speculation on his future and it was rumoured that Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United were once interested in securing his signature.

After helping Lyon qualify for the Europa League in 2021, they were eventually knocked out at the quarter-final stage against English Premier League side, West Ham.

Interestingly, Dembele led Lyon out as captain on three occasions in the tournament. Once against Brondby in the group stages and in both legs against West Ham.

A fruitless and goalless loan move to Atheltico Madrid failed to spark any real interest from the La Liga club and Dembele only managed seven appearances for the La Liga side.

Now almost out of contract, you would think that Dembele could have the pick of any club in Europe. At just 26 years old, he still has plenty to offer. This is one we will watch with interest.